31 Jan 2023

US: Debt ceiling GOP identity crisis, Utah's transgender bill

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 31 January 2023

US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben joins Kathryn to talk about the ongoing negotiations into raise the debt ceiling after US government debt hit its limit of US$31.4 trillion last week.

Meanwhile the long fight over the speakership and debt ceiling crisis have caused some in the Republican party to question whether its lost its way.

And Utah has passed a law prohibiting certain gender-affirming treatments for transgender minors. 

Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 01: The U.S. Capitol building is seen at sunset ahead of President Joe Biden's first State of the Union address to Congress on March 1, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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